400 Episodes: The Conversations That Changed Us
From The High Performance Podcast by High Performance
April 15, 2026 · 46 min
About this episode
In this milestone episode, Jake reflects on the impactful conversations from the first 400 episodes of High Performance.
High Performance just passed 400 episodes. To mark it, producer Will puts Jake in the hot seat — not for a highlights reel, but to go deep on the conversations that actually changed him. Which guest challenged him most personally? Which episode stayed with him? What happened in the room with Jonny Wilkinson that nobody heard? Why did Dame Stephanie Shirley's words make him rethink the entire purpose of the show? And what was the episode that left him completely broken down on camera? Jake also reveals the show that High Performance almost was instead — and why that origin story still shapes every interview he walks into. Episodes mentioned in this conversation: Jonny Wilkinson https://pod.fo/e/9cca4 Dame Stephanie Shirley https://pod.fo/e/16a443 Danny Gray https://pod.fo/e/145c8a Paul Gascoigne https://pod.fo/e/3917fd Claire Williams https://pod.fo/e/2b956b Dr Chris Van Tulleken https://pod.fo/e/24d790 If you're new to High Performance, this is the best place to start. If you've been here since the beginning, this one's for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Jake
Topics covered
- milestone episodes
- personal growth
- impactful conversations
- guest reflections
- show origins
Keywords
- High Performance
- 400 episodes
- Jake
- Jonny Wilkinson
- Dame Stephanie Shirley
- personal growth
- conversations
- podcast
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